By Gavin J. Blair
TOKYO -- Quentin Tarantino, in town this month to promote "Inglourious Basterds," took the opportunity to act in some TV commercials for mobile carrier Softbank.
The quirky "White Family" commercials, which feature a talking-dog father and an older brother character played by American Dante Carter, have been a hugely successful for Softbank, and about 60 have been made so far. (Watch a Softbank preview of the commercial below.)
Tarantino, a longtime Japanophile, is to appear as "Uncle Tara-chan," dressed in a black kimono -- a new addition to the unconventional family in a country where the nuclear family remains very much the norm.
Brad Pitt, who was in Tokyo with Tarantino promoting "Inglourious Basterds," also has starred in commercials for Softbank.
"Inglourious Basterds" is set to open in Japan on Nov. 20, around the time the commercials are expected to begin airing.
That’s bizarre, wonder how much tarantino got paid for that embarrassment?Some nice looking phones, shame the software on most of them cant match the hardware. Also shame that they are on softbank.That Samsung phone looks sweet, take heed Japanese keitai makers, take your heads out of you insular market and see what the rest of the world is doing with technology.
Posted by: christmas stocking fillers | November 18, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Well, I am not saying it's embarrassing, maybe he just needed some extra money and I believe he got a lot for this ad.
Posted by: graphic tablet | June 01, 2010 at 03:26 AM